2018–19 Nottingham Forest F.C. season
English football club season
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The 2018–19 season is Nottingham Forest's 153rd season in existence and 11th consecutive season in the EFL Championship. In addition to the Championship, the club will participate in the FA Cup and EFL Cup. The season covers the period between 1 July 2018 and 30 June 2019.
OwnerEvangelos Marinakis
Sokratis Kominakis[1]
Sokratis Kominakis[1]
ChairmanNicholas Randall QC
ManagerAitor Karanka (until 11 January)[2]
Martin O'Neill (from 15 January to 28 June)[3]
Martin O'Neill (from 15 January to 28 June)[3]
StadiumCity Ground
| 2018–19 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Evangelos Marinakis Sokratis Kominakis[1] | ||
| Chairman | Nicholas Randall QC | ||
| Manager | Aitor Karanka (until 11 January)[2] Martin O'Neill (from 15 January to 28 June)[3] | ||
| Stadium | City Ground | ||
| Championship | 9th | ||
| FA Cup | Third round (eliminated by Chelsea) | ||
| EFL Cup | Fourth round (eliminated by Burton Albion) | ||
| Top goalscorer | Lewis Grabban (17) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 29,530 (vs. Leeds United, EFL Championship, 1 January) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 8,172 (vs. Bury, EFL Cup, 14 August) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 28,143[4] | ||
| Biggest win | 3–0 (vs. Bolton Wanderers, EFL Championship, 24 October) | ||
| Biggest defeat | 0–3 (vs. Sheffield Wednesday, EFL Championship, 9 April) | ||
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First team
- As of 7 February 2019[5]
| Squad no. | Name | Nationality | Date of birth (age) | Signed from | Year signed | Signed to | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
| 1 | Costel Pantilimon |  ROM |
1 February 1987 | Watford | 2018 | 2021 | |||||
| 15 | Luke Steele |  ENG |
24 September 1984 | Bristol City | 2018 | 2020 | |||||
| 41 | Stephen Henderson |  IRL |
2 May 1988 | Charlton Athletic | 2016 | 2019 | |||||
| Defenders | |||||||||||
| 3 | Tobias Figueiredo |  POR |
2 February 1994 | Sporting | 2018 | 2022 | |||||
| 13 | Molla Wagué |  MLI |
21 February 1991 | Udinese | 2019 | 2019 | |||||
| 17 | Alexander Milošević |  SWE |
21 February 1991 | AIK | 2019 | 2020 | |||||
| 18 | Jack Robinson | ENG |
1 September 1993 | Queens Park Rangers | 2018 | 2020 | |||||
| 20 | Michael Dawson | ENG |
18 November 1983 | Hull City | 2018 | 2020 | |||||
| 21 | Saidy Janko |  SUI |
22 October 1995 | Porto | 2018 | 2019 | |||||
| 25 | Sam Byram | ENG |
16 September 1993 | West Ham United | 2018 | 2019 | |||||
| 27 | Tendayi Darikwa |  ZIM |
13 December 1991 | Burnley | 2017 | 2021 | |||||
| 29 | Yohan Benalouane |  TUN |
28 March 1987 | Leicester City | 2019 | 2020 | |||||
| 44 | Michael Hefele |  GER |
30 January 1992 | Huddersfield Town | 2018 | 2021 | |||||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||
| 5 | Adlène Guedioura |  ALG |
12 November 1985 | Middlesbrough | 2018 | 2020 | |||||
| 6 | Jack Colback | ENG |
24 October 1989 | Newcastle United | 2018 | 2019 | |||||
| 8 | Ben Watson | ENG |
9 July 1985 | Watford | 2018 | 2020 | |||||
| 10 | João Carvalho | POR |
9 March 1997 | Benfica | 2018 | 2023 | |||||
| 11 | Ben Osborn | ENG |
5 August 1994 | Promoted from academy | 2012 | 2020 | |||||
| 14 | Matty Cash | ENG |
7 August 1997 | Promoted from academy | 2016 | 2021 | |||||
| 19 | Diogo Gonçalves | POR |
6 February 1997 | Benfica | 2018 | 2019 | |||||
| 22 | Ryan Yates | ENG |
21 November 1997 | Promoted from academy | 2016 | 2021 | |||||
| 23 | Joe Lolley | ENG |
25 August 1992 | Huddersfield Town | 2018 | 2023 | |||||
| 24 | Claudio Yacob |  ARG |
18 July 1987 | West Bromwich Albion | 2018 | 2020 | |||||
| 26 | Liam Bridcutt |  SCO |
8 May 1989 | Leeds United | 2017 | 2020 | |||||
| 28 | Pelé |  GNB |
29 September 1991 | Monaco | 2019 | 2019 | |||||
| 35 | Jamie Ward |  NIR |
12 May 1986 | Derby County | 2015 | 2019 | |||||
| Forwards | |||||||||||
| 2 | Hillal Soudani | ALG |
25 November 1987 | Dinamo Zagreb | 2018 | 2021 | |||||
| 7 | Lewis Grabban | ENG |
12 January 1988 | Bournemouth | 2018 | 2022 | |||||
| 9 | Daryl Murphy | IRL |
15 March 1983 | Newcastle United | 2017 | 2020 | |||||
| 33 | Léo Bonatini |  BRA |
28 March 1994 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2019 | 2019 | |||||
| 37 | Karim Ansarifard |  IRN |
3 April 1990 | Olympiacos | 2018 | 2020 | |||||
| 43 | Arvin Appiah | ENG |
5 January 2001 | Promoted from academy | 2018 | 2023 | |||||
Pre-season friendlies
| 11 July 2018 Friendly | Nottingham Forest | 5–0 | Lincoln Red Imps | Marbella, Spain |
| 18:00 CEST | Cash  24' Gabriel 34' Gomis 60' Lolley 64' Yates 65' |
Report | Stadium: Marbella Football Centre |
| 14 July 2018 Friendly | Real Betis | 1–0 | Nottingham Forest | Algeciras, Spain |
| 20:00 CEST | Boudebouz 83' |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Nuevo Mirador |
| 16 July 2018 Friendly | Málaga | 0–3 | Nottingham Forest | Marbella, Spain |
| 11:00 CEST | Report | 34' Dias 63' Osborn 65' Soudani |
Stadium: Marbella Football Centre |
| 21 July 2018 Friendly | Oldham Athletic | 2–2 | Nottingham Forest | Oldham |
| 15:00 BST | Trialist 49' Edmundson 58' |
Report | 3' Cash 87' Grabban |
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 1,768 |
| 25 July 2018 Friendly | Scunthorpe United | 0–1 | Nottingham Forest | Scunthorpe |
| 19:30 BST | Report | 24' Yates |
Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 2,509 |
| 28 July 2018 Friendly | Nottingham Forest | 2–0 | Bournemouth | West Bridgford |
| 15:00 BST | Darikwa 36' Dias 48' |
Report | Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 14,108 |
Competitions
Championship
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Derby County | 46 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 69 | 54 | +15 | 74 | Qualification for Championship play-offs[a] |
| 7 | Middlesbrough | 46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 49 | 41 | +8 | 73 | |
| 8 | Bristol City | 46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 59 | 53 | +6 | 70 | |
| 9 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 61 | 54 | +7 | 66 | |
| 10 | Swansea City | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 65 | 62 | +3 | 65 | |
| 11 | Brentford | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 73 | 59 | +14 | 64[b] | |
| 12 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 60 | 62 | −2 | 64 |
Source: Sky Sports Archived 25 September 2019 at the Wayback Machine
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results[7]
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results[7]
Notes:
- Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the Premier League.
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 46 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 61 | 54 | +7 | 66 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 34 | 21 | +13 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 27 | 33 | −6 |
Last updated: 5 May 2019.
Source: BBC
Results by matchday
Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 2019. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
| 4 August 2018 1 | Bristol City | 1–1 | Nottingham Forest | Bristol |
| 15:00 BST | Weimann 5' |
Report | 46' Murphy  50' Guedioura 60' Dias 81' Carvalho 90' Watson |
Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 22,395 (2,692 away) Referee: Darren Bond |
| 7 August 2018 2 | Nottingham Forest | 1–1 | West Bromwich Albion | West Bridgford |
| 19:45 BST | Colback 54' Guedioura 59' |
Report | 38' Bartley 87' Phillips |
Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 27,850 (1,957 away) Referee: Darren England |
| 11 August 2018 3 | Nottingham Forest | 1–0 | Reading | West Bridgford |
| 15:00 BST | Soudani 68' |
Report | 81' Barrow |
Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 27,948 (826 away) Referee: Stephen Martin |
| 18 August 2018 4 | Wigan Athletic | 2–2 | Nottingham Forest | Wigan |
| 15:00 BST | Powell 2' Grigg 30' (pen.) Vaughan 87' Morsy 88' |
Report | 10' Cash 29' Osborn 69' Colback 87' Fox 88' Watson 90' Soudani |
Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 11,543 (2,513 away) Referee: Geoff Eltringham |
| 25 August 2018 5 | Nottingham Forest | 2–2 | Birmingham City | West Bridgford |
| 17:30 BST | Figueiredo 32' Fox 41' Murphy 45' 87' Lolley 75' Colback 84' |
Report | 21' Jutkiewicz 72' Adams |
Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 26,799 (1,965 away) Referee: Tim Robinson |
| 1 September 2018 6 | Brentford | 2–1 | Nottingham Forest | Brentford, London |
| 15:00 BST | Konsa 18' Macleod 35' 45' Barbet 35' Watkins 84' Sawyers 90' Benrahma 90' |
Report | 31' Lolley 35' Hefele 54' Osborn 55' Fox 62' Cash 74' Watson 90' Robinson 90' Grabban |
Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 10,186 (1,654 away) Referee: Peter Bankes |
| 15 September 2018 7 | Swansea City | 0–0 | Nottingham Forest | Swansea |
| 15:00 BST | Report | 41' Cash 44' Janko 52' Lolley |
Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: Scott Duncan Referee: 19,522 (1,716 away) |
| 19 September 2018 8 | Nottingham Forest | 2–1 | Sheffield Wednesday | West Bridgford |
| 19:45 BST | Grabban 41' 45' Carvalho 63'Robinson 78' |
Report | 88' Fletcher |
Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 26,252 (1,995 away) Referee: Tony Harrington |
| 22 September 2018 9 | Nottingham Forest | 1–0 | Rotherham United | West Bridgford |
| 15:00 BST | Guedioura 32' Grabban 86' (pen.) |
Report | 33' Jones 86' Towell 90' Vaulks |
Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 27,479 (1,291 away) Referee: Robert Jones |
| 29 September 2018 10 | Blackburn Rovers | 2–2 | Nottingham Forest | Blackburn |
| 15:00 BST | Armstrong 65' Dack 74' |
Report | 44' Colback 52' 80' (pen.) Grabban |
Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 14,440 (2,022 away) Referee: Andrew Madley |
| 3 October 2018 11 | Nottingham Forest | 2–2 | Millwall | West Bridgford |
| 19:45 BST | Lolley 27' Robinson 65'Carvalho 70' |
Report | 51' Ferguson 69' Leonard 75' Williams 90' Gregory |
Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 25,753 (387 away) Referee: Jonathan Moss |
| 6 October 2018 12 | Middlesbrough | 0–2 | Nottingham Forest | Middlesbrough |
| 15:00 BST | Shotton 38' Ayala 43' |
25' 50' Lolley 54'  80' Robinson 78' Grabban |
Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 24,299 (1,409 away) Referee: John Brooks |
| 20 October 2018 13 | Nottingham Forest | 1–2 | Norwich City | West Bridgford |
| 15:00 BST | Grabban 5' Carvalho 45'Pantilimon 50'Watson 71' |
Report | 45' Zimmermann 60' 84' Klose 90' Rhodes 90' Cantwell |
Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 29,427 (1,993 away) Referee: Keith Stroud |
| 24 October 2018 14 | Bolton Wanderers | 0–3 | Nottingham Forest | Horwich |
| 20:00 BST | Lowe 16' |
Report | 12' Lolley 38' Figueiredo 64' 83' (pen.) Grabban 66' Carvalho |
Stadium: The University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: 13,195 (1,001 away) Referee: Andy Davies |
| 27 October 2018 15 | Leeds United | 1–1 | Nottingham Forest | Leeds |
| 17:30 BST | Phillips 63' Roofe 82' |
Report | 11' Robinson 61' Grabban 68' Colback 88' Carvalho 89' Dias |
Stadium: Elland Road Stadium Attendance: 34,308 (1,766 away) Referee: Geoff Eltringham |
| 3 November 2018 16 | Nottingham Forest | 1–0 | Sheffield United | West Bridgford |
| 15:00 GMT | Cash 34' Grabban 69'Figueiredo 71'Robinson 90' |
Report | 88' Egan |
Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 28,757 (1,976 away) Referee: Scott Duncan |
| 10 November 2018 17 | Nottingham Forest | 0–0 | Stoke City | West Bridgford |
| 15:00 GMT | Dawson 68' |
Report | Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 28,556 (2,000 away) Referee: Oliver Langford |
| 24 November 2018 18 | Hull City | 0–2 | Nottingham Forest | Kingston upon Hull |
| 15:00 GMT | Irvine 37' Campbell 90' |
Report | 61' Grabban 64' Lolley |
Stadium: KCOM Stadium Attendance: 13,364 (2,424 away) Referee: Graham Scott |
| 28 November 2018 19 | Aston Villa | 5–5 | Nottingham Forest | Birmingham |
| 19:45 GMT | Abraham 11' 14' 36' (pen.) 71' Bolasie 19'Hutton 71'El Ghazi 75' 87' |
Report | 3' 82' Grabban 6' Carvalho 22' Cash 51' Lolley 65' Yacob 68' Figueiredo 71' Darikwa 78' Colback |
Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 32,368 (2,484 away) Referee: Simon Hooper |
| 1 December 2018 20 | Nottingham Forest | 2–0 | Ipswich Town | West Bridgford |
| 15:00 GMT | Grabban 10' 38' Hefele 54' Pantilimon 82' |
Report | 45' Skuse |
Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 27,873 (1,493 away) Referee: James Linington |
| 8 December 2018 21 | Nottingham Forest | 0–1 | Preston North End | West Bridgford |
| 15:00 GMT | Yacob 86' |
Report | 56' Moult 74' Davies |
Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 27,777 (1,247 away) Referee: Stephen Martin |
| 17 December 2018 22 | Derby County | 0–0 | Nottingham Forest | Derby |
| 19:45 GMT | Bryson 25' Bogle 45'Huddlestone 68' |
Report | 33' Hefele 55' Osborn 87' Colback |
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 31,160 (3,109 away) Referee: Keith Stroud |
| 22 December 2018 23 | Nottingham Forest | 0–1 | Queens Park Rangers | West Bridgford |
| 15:00 GMT | Carvalho 43' Ansarifard 58'Robinson 78' |
Report | 45' Leistner 65' Luongo |
Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 28,177 (1,414 away) Referee: Gavin Ward |
| 26 December 2018 24 | Norwich City | 3–3 | Nottingham Forest | Norwich |
| 15:00 GMT | Stiepermann 27' Godfrey 37'Pukki 55'Vrančić 77' 80'Hernández 90' 90' |
Report | 45' 74' Cash 49' Fox 52' 65' Robinson |
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 26,933 (1,586 away) Referee: John Brooks |
| 29 December 2018 25 | Millwall | 1–0 | Nottingham Forest | Bermondsey, London |
| 15:00 GMT | Tunnicliffe 9' Leonard 14'Karacan 90' |
Report | 31' Yacob 82' Robinson |
Stadium: The Den Attendance: 15,273 (2,220 away) Referee: Tony Harrington |
| 1 January 2019 26 | Nottingham Forest | 4–2 | Leeds United | West Bridgford |
| 15:00 GMT | Colback 5' 69' Robinson 14'Murphy 72'Osborn 77'Darikwa 81' |
Report | 42' Phillips 53' Clarke 64' Alioski |
Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 29,530 (2,000 away) Referee: Darren England |
| 12 January 2019 27 | Reading | 2–0 | Nottingham Forest | Reading |
| 15:00 GMT | Swift 23' Richards 32'Moore 62'Yiadom 62'Robinson  87' (o.g.) |
Report | 8' 63' Fox 38' Colback 61' Murphy 62' Robinson 83' Darikwa |
Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 15,034 (2,093 away) Referee: Oliver Langford |
| 19 January 2019 28 | Nottingham Forest | 0–1 | Bristol City | West Bridgford |
| 15:00 GMT | Benalouane 45' Janko 88' |
Report | 70' Diédhiou |
Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 28,922 (1,570 away) Referee: Jeremy Simpson |
| 26 January 2019 29 | Nottingham Forest | 3–1 | Wigan Athletic | West Bridgford |
| 15:00 GMT | Lolley 19' Watson 27'Cash 30' 48'Benalouane 41'Guedioura 80'Colback 90' |
Report | 33' Windass 58' Morsy 70' Byrne |
Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 28,848 (1,436 away) Referee: Jeremy Simpson |
| 2 February 2019 30 | Birmingham City | 2–0 | Nottingham Forest | Birmingham |
| 15:00 GMT | Jota 13' Kieftenbeld 79'Adams 90' (pen.)Morrison 90' |
Report | 22' Lolley 54' 90' Benalouane |
Stadium: St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium Attendance: 24,235 (3,074 away) Referee: David Webb |
| 9 February 2019 31 | Nottingham Forest | 2–1 | Brentford | West Bridgford |
| 15:00 GMT | Grabban 16' Yates 62'Wagué 79' |
Report | 58' Odubajo 89' Canós |
Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 27,829 (1,182 away) Referee: Robert Jones |
| 12 February 2019 32 | West Bromwich Albion | 2–2 | Nottingham Forest | West Bromwich |
| 20:00 GMT | Livermore 40' Murphy 54'Rodriguez 89' (pen.) |
Report | 6' (o.g.) Johansen 16' Watson 65' Yates 73' Milošević |
Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 22,691 (2,205 away) Referee: Lee Mason |
| 16 February 2019 33 | Preston North End | 0–0 | Nottingham Forest | Preston |
| 15:00 GMT | Stockley 83' |
Report | Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 13,904 (1,913 away) Referee: Tim Robinson |
| 25 February 2019 34 | Nottingham Forest | 1–0 | Derby County | West Bridgford |
| 19:45 GMT | Benalouane 2' Yates 29'Colback 82' |
Report | 26' Wilson 29' Holmes 90' Tomori |
Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 29,421 (1,990 away) Referee: Robert Jones |
| 2 March 2019 35 | Stoke City | 2–0 | Nottingham Forest | Stoke-on-Trent |
| 15:00 GMT | Etebo 15' Afobe 74'McClean 87'Adam 90' |
Report | 61' Robinson 85' Benalouane |
Stadium: bet365 Stadium Attendance: 26,736 (2,900 away) Referee: Roger East |
| 9 March 2019 36 | Nottingham Forest | 3–0 | Hull City | West Bridgford |
| 15:00 GMT | Yates 45' Ansarifard 67' 76'Carvalho 72'Lolley 82' (pen.) |
Report | 58' Irvine |
Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 29,397 (1,963 away) Referee: James Linington |
| 13 March 2019 37 | Nottingham Forest | 1–3 | Aston Villa | West Bridgford |
| 19:45 GMT | Colback 3' 86' Ansarifard 29'Milošević 61' |
Report | 7' 15' McGinn 27' 61' Hause 65' Taylor 90' Kodjia |
Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 29,224 (2,002 away) Referee: Mike Dean |
| 16 March 2019 38 | Ipswich Town | 1–1 | Nottingham Forest | Ipswich |
| 15:00 GMT | Quaner 5' |
Report | 31' Wagué 83' Colback |
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 16,709 (1,691 away) Referee: Keith Stroud |
| 30 March 2019 39 | Nottingham Forest | 2–1 | Swansea City | West Bridgford |
| 15:00 GMT | Lolley 24' Colback 59'Darikwa 69'Murphy 80'Wagué 87'Benalouane 89' |
Report | 40' McBurnie 76' Roberts |
Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 28,469 (1,021 away) Referee: Jeremy Simpson |
| 6 April 2019 40 | Rotherham United | 2–1 | Nottingham Forest | Rotherham |
| 15:00 GMT | Smith 10' Ihiekwe 60' |
Report | 28' Grabban 42' Janko |
Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium Attendance: 11,012 (1,291 away) Referee: Steve Martin |
| 9 April 2019 41 | Sheffield Wednesday | 3–0 | Nottingham Forest | Sheffield |
| 19:45 BST | Hector 18' Matias 47' 57' 67'Boyd 58' |
Report | 44' Byram 64' Benalouane |
Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 23,931 (1,964 away) Referee: Lee Mason |
| 13 April 2019 42 | Nottingham Forest | 1–2 | Blackburn Rovers | West Bridgford |
| 15:00 BST | Bennett 52' (o.g.) Yates 56'Byram 74' |
Report | 29' Rothwell 49' Graham 68' Bennett 68' Evans 82' Williams |
Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 27,786 (1,100 away) Referee: Darren Bond |
| 19 April 2019 43 | Sheffield United | 2–0 | Nottingham Forest | Sheffield |
| 12:30 BST | Cranie 45' Duffy 51'Baldock 77'Stevens 85'Norwood 86' |
Report | 18' Colback 43' Byram 47' Benalouane |
Stadium: Brammall Lane Attendance: 28,403 (2,217 away) Referee: Andrew Madley |
| 22 April 2019 44 | Nottingham Forest | 3–0 | Middlesbrough | West Bridgford |
| 15:00 BST | Lolley 39' (pen.) 85' Cash 45'Milošević 65' |
Report | 38' Shotton |
Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 27,653 (1,449 away) Referee: Peter Bankes |
| 27 April 2019 45 | Queens Park Rangers | 0–1 | Nottingham Forest | Shepherd's Bush, London |
| 15:00 BST | Manning 90' |
Report | 39' Yates 55' Ansarifard 90' Robinson |
Stadium: Loftus Road Stadium Attendance: 15,212 (2,367 away) Referee: Scott Duncan |
| 5 May 2019 46 | Nottingham Forest | 1–0 | Bolton Wanderers | West Bridgford |
| 12:30 BST | Lolley 28' |
Report | Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 27,578 (578 away) Referee: Oliver Langford |
FA Cup
| 5 January 2019 Third round | Chelsea | 2–0 | Nottingham Forest | Fulham, London |
| 15:00 GMT | Barkley 41' Morata 49' 59' |
Report | 67' Colback |
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 40,554 Referee: Andrew Madley |
EFL Cup
| 14 August 2018 First round | Nottingham Forest | 1–1 (10–9 p) | Bury | West Bridgford |
| 19:30 BST | Smith 32' Cash 53' 90' Byram 63' |
Report | 2' 39' O'Connell 31' Telford 82' Murphy 84' Moore |
Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 8,172 Referee: Scott Duncan |
| 29 August 2018 Second round | Nottingham Forest | 3–1 | Newcastle United | West Bridgford |
| 19:45 BST | Murphy 2' Dias 68' 90'Hefele 76'Robinson 83'Cash 90' |
Report | 76' Joselu 80' Longstaff 90' Rondón 90' Pérez |
Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 13,942 Referee: Jeremy Simpson |
| 26 September 2018 Third round | Nottingham Forest | 3–2 | Stoke City | West Bridgford |
| 19:45 BST | Osborn 19' Murphy 40'Lolley 50' 63'Gonçalves 77'Fox 90' |
Report | 53' Crouch 60' Afobe 65' Adam 83' Berahino |
Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 12,915 Referee: Darren England |
| 30 October 2018 Fourth round | Burton Albion | 3–2 | Nottingham Forest | Burton upon Trent |
| 19:45 GMT | Fraser 52' 64' Hesketh 82' |
Report | 47' Dawson 70' Grabban 90' Appiah |
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 4,284 Referee: John Brooks |
Goals and appearances
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | EFL Championship | Emirates FA Cup | EFL Cup | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | ROU |
Costel Pantilimon | 44 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | FW | ALG |
Hillal Soudani | 8 | 2 | 1+5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | POR |
Tobias Figueiredo | 14 | 0 | 11+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | SCO |
Danny Fox | 21 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | ALG |
Adlène Guedioura | 28 | 2 | 18+9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | ENG |
Jack Colback | 39 | 3 | 38 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | ENG |
Lewis Grabban | 41 | 17 | 29+10 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | ENG |
Ben Watson | 21 | 0 | 14+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | IRL |
Daryl Murphy | 32 | 6 | 17+11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | MF | POR |
João Carvalho | 40 | 4 | 28+10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | ENG |
Ben Osborn | 44 | 2 | 29+10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2+2 | 1 |
| 12 | GK | ENG |
Jordan Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | MLI |
Molla Wagué | 11 | 3 | 9+2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | ENG |
Matty Cash | 41 | 8 | 27+9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2+2 | 2 |
| 15 | GK | ENG |
Luke Steele | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | SWE |
Alexander Milošević | 12 | 1 | 11+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | ENG |
Jack Robinson | 40 | 2 | 36+2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | POR |
Diogo Gonçalves | 10 | 0 | 1+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | ENG |
Michael Dawson | 13 | 0 | 8+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | SUI |
Saidy Janko | 17 | 0 | 13+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | ENG |
Ryan Yates | 17 | 1 | 15+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | ENG |
Joe Lolley | 51 | 12 | 42+4 | 11 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+2 | 1 |
| 24 | MF | ARG |
Claudio Yacob | 17 | 0 | 11+5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | ENG |
Sam Byram | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | SCO |
Liam Bridcutt | 4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | ZIM |
Tendayi Darikwa | 31 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | GNB |
Pelé | 9 | 0 | 6+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | TUN |
Yohan Benalouane | 14 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | FW | POR |
Gil Dias | 24 | 1 | 10+11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 33 | FW | BRA |
Léo Bonatini | 5 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | MF |  GRE |
Panagiotis Tachtsidis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | MF | NIR |
Jamie Ward | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | FW | IRN |
Karim Ansarifard | 12 | 2 | 3+9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | MF |  USA |
Gboly Ariyibi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | FW | GRE |
Apostolos Vellios | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | FW | ENG |
Zach Clough | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | GK | IRL |
Stephen Henderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | DF | ENG |
Joe Worrall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | FW | ENG |
Arvin Appiah | 7 | 1 | 2+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 |
| 44 | DF | GER |
Michael Hefele | 18 | 0 | 13+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| — | FW | SCO |
Jason Cummings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| — | MF | ENG |
Jorge Grant | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| — | FW | ENG |
Tyler Walker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Transfers
Transfers in
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2018 | MF | POR | João Carvalho | Benfica | £13,200,000[11] | [12] |
| 1 July 2018 | DF | ENG | Michael Dawson | Hull City | Free | [13] |
| 1 July 2018 | DF | POR | Tobias Figueiredo | Sporting | Undisclosed | [14] |
| 1 July 2018 | DF | ENG | Jack Robinson | Queens Park Rangers | Free | [15] |
| 1 July 2018 | FW | ALG | Hillal Soudani | Dinamo Zagreb | Undisclosed | [16] |
| 3 July 2018 | GK | ROM | Costel Pantilimon | Watford | Undisclosed | [17] |
| 6 July 2018 | FW | ENG | Lewis Grabban | Bournemouth | Undisclosed | [18] |
| 1 August 2018 | GK | ENG | Luke Steele | Bristol City | Free | [19] |
| 9 August 2018 | DF | GER | Michael Hefele | Huddersfield Town | Undisclosed | [20] |
| 5 September 2018 | MF | GRE | Panagiotis Tachtsidis | Olympiacos | Free | [21] |
| 6 September 2018 | MF | ARG | Claudio Yacob | West Bromwich Albion | Free | [22] |
| 3 November 2018 | FW | IRN | Karim Ansarifard | Olympiacos | Free | [23] |
| 18 January 2019 | DF | TUN | Yohan Benalouane | Leicester City | Undisclosed | [24] |
| 1 February 2019 | DF | SWE | Alexander Milošević | AIK | Free | [25] |
Transfers out
Loans in
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Ends | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 June 2018 | MF | POR | Gil Dias | Monaco | 24 January 2019 | [52][53] |
| 1 July 2018 | MF | POR | Diogo Gonçalves | Benfica | 30 June 2019 | [12] |
| 20 July 2018 | MF | ENG | Jack Colback | Newcastle United | 30 June 2019 | [54] |
| 10 August 2018 | DF | ENG | Sam Byram | West Ham United | 30 June 2019 | [55] |
| 31 August 2018 | DF | SUI | Saidy Janko | Porto | 30 June 2019 | [56] |
| 4 September 2018 | DF | DEU | Josef Hefele | Bradford City | 4 December 2018 | [57] |
| 31 January 2019 | FW | BRA | Léo Bonatini | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 30 June 2019 | [58] |
| 31 January 2019 | MF | GNB | Pelé | Monaco | 30 June 2019 | [59] |
| 1 February 2019 | DF | MLI | Molla Wagué | Udinese | 30 June 2019 | [60] |
Loans out
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Ends | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 June 2018 | FW | ENG | Tyler Walker | Mansfield Town | 30 June 2019 | [61] |
| 6 July 2018 | MF | ENG | Jorge Grant | Luton Town | 10 January 2019 | [62][63] |
| 13 July 2018 | FW | SCO | Jason Cummings | Peterborough United | 31 January 2019 | [64][65] |
| 2 August 2018 | DF | ENG | Adam Crookes | Lincoln City | 14 January 2019 | [66][67] |
| 28 August 2018 | FW | ENG | Ben Brereton | Blackburn Rovers | 31 December 2018 | [68] |
| 31 August 2018 | FW | ENG | Zach Clough | Rochdale | 31 December 2018 | [69] |
| 31 August 2018 | FW | GRE | Apostolos Vellios | Waasland-Beveren | 30 June 2019 | [70] |
| 31 August 2018 | MF | NIR | Jamie Ward | Charlton Athletic | 31 December 2018 | [71] |
| 31 August 2018 | DF | ENG | Joe Worrall | Rangers | 30 June 2019 | [72] |
| 28 September 2018 | GK |  LAT | Rudolfs Soloha | Coalville Town | 26 October 2018 | [73] |
| 19 October 2018 | DF | ENG | Joe Coveney | Billericay Town | 17 November 2018 | [74] |
| 19 October 2018 | DF | ENG | Ethan Stewart | Billericay Town | 17 November 2018 | [74] |
| 19 October 2018 | MF | ENG | Toby Edser | Woking | 18 January 2019 | [75] |
| 30 October 2018 | FW |  FRA | Virgil Gomis | Braintree Town | 24 November 2018 | [76] |
| 2 November 2018 | FW | ENG | Victor Sodeinde | Mickleover Sports | 30 November 2018 | [77] |
| 16 November 2018 | GK | ENG | Jordan Smith | Barnsley | 23 November 2018 | [78] |
| 17 November 2018 | GK | ENG | Jordan Wright | Grantham Town | 30 June 2019 | [79] |
| 4 December 2018 | GK | IRL | Stephen Henderson | Wycombe Wanderers | 27 December 2018 | [80][81] |
| 3 January 2019 | MF | GRE | Panagiotis Tachtsidis | Lecce | 30 June 2019 | [82] |
| 7 January 2019 | MF | USA | Gboly Ariyibi | Motherwell | 30 June 2019 | [83] |
| 10 January 2019 | GK | ENG | Jordan Smith | Mansfield Town | 30 June 2019 | [84] |
| 14 January 2019 | DF | ENG | Adam Crookes | Port Vale | 30 June 2019 | [85] |
| 14 January 2019 | MF | ENG | Jorge Grant | Mansfield Town | 30 June 2019 | [86] |
| 28 January 2019 | DF | SCO | Alex Iacovitti | Oldham Athletic | 30 June 2019 | [87] |
| 31 January 2019 | FW | ENG | Zach Clough | Rochdale | 30 June 2019 | [88] |
| 31 January 2019 | FW | SCO | Jason Cummings | Luton Town | 30 June 2019 | [65] |
| 31 January 2019 | MF | ENG | Toby Edser | Port Vale | 30 June 2019 | [89] |
| 31 January 2019 | FW | FRA | Virgil Gomis | Notts County | 30 June 2019 | [90] |
- The summer 2018 transfer window was open for domestic transfers (i.e. Premier League, English Football League) from 17 May 2018 and for international transfers from 8 June 2018.[10]
New contracts
| Date | Position | Nationality | Player | Length | Expires | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 July 2018 | MF | ENG | Ryan Yates | Three years | 2021 | [91] |
| 23 January 2019 | FW | ENG | Arvin Appiah | Four and a half years | 2023 | [92] |
| 7 February 2019 | MF | ENG | Joe Lolley | Four and a half years | 2023 | [93] |
Awards
Club
- Nottingham Forest Player of the Season
| Result | Nationality | Player | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Won | ENG |
Joe Lolley | [94] |
| Runner-up | ENG |
Jack Colback | [94] |
- Nottingham Forest Goal of the Season
| Result | Nationality | Player | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Won | ENG |
Joe Lolley | [95] |
| Runner-up | ENG |
Ben Osborn | [95] |
League
- EFL Championship Player of the Month
| Month | Result | Player | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| October | Nominated | Joe Lolley | [96][97] |
| November | Nominated | Joe Lolley | [98][99] |
- Sky Bet Championship Goal of the Month
| Month | Result | Player | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| November | Nominated | Joe Lolley | [100] |
Cups
EFL Cup Player of the Round
Other
- PFA Player of the Month
| Month | Result | Player | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| October | Won | Joe Lolley | [102] |
| November | Nominated | Joe Lolley | [103] |